20 YEARS AGO July 2005 In the Rotary Club’s duck race on the 4th of July, Rob Carter took first and the prize of two Alaska Airlines tickets. Duane Kaufman was second ($500); Lois Rhodes third ($250) and Jane MacLean fifth ($50 bond). The...
20 YEARS AGO July 2005 “Caterpillar Kids,” a train of painted oil drums built for kids to ride in, which Ronda Anderson called a family project, was judged the best entry in the 4th of July parade. Mark Gorman was first overall in the Sitka...
20 YEARS AGO July 2005 Reunion activities for the Sitka High class of 1985 will include a tour of the school, a boat ride and a picnic at Halibut Point Recreation Area. Those with questions should phone Stephanie, Alicia or Tammy. 50 YEARS...
20 YEARS AGO July 2005 Photo caption: Ron McClain, of Mac’s and Russell’s stores, and Stephanie Brenner, of Brenner’s Fine Clothing & Gifts, present checks of $1,650 for the Tom Young Memorial Cabin. Leslie, Wayne and Jason Young and Brian...
20 YEARS AGO July 2005 Sheldon Jackson College fisheries and Alaska Native Studies programs will benefit from two federal grants awarded this week: a $1.95 million grant from the Department of Educattion and $205,395 from the Department of...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 The Chamber of Commerce has announced the theme of this year’s 4th of July festivities as “Hero, Ordinary Person, Extraordinary Circumstances.” The theme was chosen to honor past and present heroes in either military or...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 “The lack of housing is the number one threat to the economy of Sitka, and we would urge immediate and aggressive tactics to address this issue, the Sitka Education Consortium said in a letter to the Assembly and city...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 A Portland, Ore., consulting firm has been retained to examine the potential for Sheldon Jackson College’s property, particularly the uplands east of Sawmill Creek Road, the college said in a news release today. College...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 At the earliest, a brown bear could be living in one of the old clarifier tanks at the Sawmill Cove Industrial Park within the next few months. But Fortress of the Bear president Les Kinnear said that even if everything...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 Cathleen “Cass” Pook, known for her traditional Tlingit beadwork and basketry, will be the Sheldon Jackson Museum’s summer Artist Demonstrator for June. Pook was born and raised in Sitka and is a member of the Eagle Clan...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 Judge Larry Zervos has approved the settlement between the city and Baranof Warm Springs property owner Dale Young that guarantees the public’s right of access to the boardwalk that crosses Young’s property. Zervos said...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 Photo caption: South Korea’s MBC Broadcast camerawoman Mi Young Lee films inside the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi. The Asian film crew is visiting tourist sites in Sitka for a travel feature to be aired by the TV and Web...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 Photo caption: Graham Wichman, has been named to the chancellor’s list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The 1998 Sitka High graduate is majoring in mechanical engineering. He’s the son of Columbus and Marie Wichman,...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 Greenpeace protesters, including seven from Sitka, pleaded guilty in federal court to obstructing or helping to obstruct a road during an anti-logging campaign in Southeast last summer. ... The Sitkans were Larry Edwards,...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 For the seven seniors on the Sitka High School girls softball team, the third time was the charm. After going 1-2 the previous two years at the state tournament, the Lady Wolves won four consecutive games to claim the...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 The Sitka High School baseball team won the tourney opener against East Anchorage 11-3, then beat Homer 9-6 in the championship game, in Fairbanks. “This was the championship that we wanted,” Wolves Coach Ed Conway said....
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 A passerby’s report of smoke coming from a trailer in Arrowhead Trailer Court led to the discovery of a marijuana grow operation inside the mobile home, police said. Firefighters responded to the fire and found 24 budding...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 Fishing continued fast and furious over the final weekend of the Sitka Salmon Derby, but no one could catch up with Frank Martin, who held on to win with the 47.9-pound king he caught on the first weekend. He will claim...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 Citing a decline in volunteer numbers, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Northwest office said it is closing the Sitka program beginning in August. The decision will affect six nonprofit organizations which now must find new...
20 YEARS AGO June 2005 Photo caption: The troller Alexa K passes in front of the cruise ships Veendam, Regal Princess, Norwegian Dream and Oosterdam Wednesday in Eastern Channel. Seven cruise ships made port calls, making it one of the largest...